Bag rack



Patented Fel-J. 8`, 15936 f j- AUFNl'l-'ED STATES PATENT FFICE BAG RACK i I' charles Elmer Doolin, san Antonio, Tex.

Application July 27, 1934, Serial No. 737,284

1 Claim. (o1. 2er- 259) My invention relates generally to a rack for I5, The upper end of the part II is curvedly bent supporting paper bags and the-like, and an imoutwardly and downwardly as indicated at I6 portant object of my invention is to provide a so as to form a curved rest for the neck portion rack-of this type especiallyl adapted for support- Il of the sack or bag. The curved portion I6 ing small bags or sacks of nuts and sweets so is so arranged to prevent tearing the bag when that the bags are securely held by the rack but pulling the same from the position shown in Figare easily removable without tearing the bag or ure 1, and also to facilitate inserting the folded sack. portion I3 of the bag into the position shown in It is also an important object of my inven- Figure 1. The portion I5 also forms a strong tion to provide a rack of the character indicated frictional engagement and acts as the clamping above wherein the bags or sacks are held in supersurface in conjunction with the adjacent porposed overlapping relation 'so that the uppertion of the part 9 to firmly grip the neck portion most bag is the only one conveniently accessible, of the bag above the downturned folded portion so as to procure orderly merchandising of the I3. When in place as shown in Figure 1 the foldbags or sacks. ed portion i3 of the bag is located in the space Another important object of my invention is to I2 so that the portion It forms a positive stop for provide a simple and inexpensive yet ornamental the portion I3 so that considerable pull must be rack of the character indicated in which the exerted upon the bag to cause the folded portion members immediately engaging and supporting to spread the part 16 away from the part 9 so the bags or sacks may be made in series from a single piece of metal.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from a reading of the following description in conection with the drawing wherein for purposes of illustration I .have shown preferred embodiments of my invention.

In the drawing:-

Figure l is a side elevational View of one embodiment employing separate clips for holding the paper bags or the like in the manner indicated.

Figure 2 is an elevational View taken at right angles to Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of a modiiied form of the invention in which the clips are formed in a series from a single piece of metal.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 generally designates the rack which comprises a suitable base 6 which has a Standard rising therefrom and on two opposite sides of which are arranged rows of individually vertically spaced clips 8.

Each clip is composed of a flat metal bar having the straight vertical portion 9 directly engaging the wall of the standard 'I and secured thereto by suitable means, the lower end of this portion 9 being bent outwardly and upwardly as indicated at I0 to provide a curved spring portion and which portion I9 is further bent outwardly and upwardly as indicated at II to provide the spacing l2 between the part II and the part 9 of the clip which receives the folded portion I3 of the paper bag or the like I4. The upper part of the part II is bent inwardly so as to touch the part 9 at the point indicated by the numeral curved portion I9 forms a rounded rest for the neck portion I'I of the bag and enables pulling the bag from the rack without tearing the bag.

The material of which the clips 8 are made is sufliciently springy to provide the desired functioning thereof, and to provide a clicking noise when the bag is withdrawn by the consequent hitting of the part I ii against the part 9, so as to warn the merchant of the removal of the sack.

The embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 3 has in common with the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2 all of the functional features described, and has in addition the arrangement of clips formed in series from a single strip of suitable metal, by first forming straight loops projecting at approximately right angles from the strip and then bending the projections into the form shown in Figure 3, whereby the clip generally designated by the numeral 8a are formed from the strip I 8 at suitably vertically spaced intervals, the strip being suitably connected to the side of the standard la of the rack. In this embodiment the part Ilia corresponds in function to the part I6 in the already described embodiment, and the space |20. is similarly functionally provided to receive the folded top of the bag or sack. In the presently described embodiments the portion I9 forms a longer and more gradually curved rest for the neck portion of the bag. The greater ease and economy with which the presently described embodiment may be formed and the convenience of making the same up into racks recommends the same under certain circumstances over the individual clip arrangement in the rst described as to release the bag or sack. The top of the embodiment. One advantage of the presently described form is the fact that a stronger spring action may be obtained by using a gauge of metal similar to that used in the rst described embodiment, and a tension and holding power equal to that of the rst described embodiment may be obtained in the second described embodiment by using lighter gauge or somewhat inferior, and hence cheaper, material.

Ordinarily the clips will be spaced in both embodiments at such intervals that the bags when attached thereto will depend in overlapping relation so that only the topmost sack or bag can be removed Without handling others of the bags. This arrangement also permits supporting a maximum number of bags in easily merchandisable manner. It will be noted that the presence of the curved rests hold the bags away from the standard so as to increase the accessibility of the bags and suspend them in more orderly condition.

Although I have shown and described herein preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be deiinitely understood that I do not desire to limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in materials and in structure and arrangement of parts, within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the subjoined claim.

What is claimed isz- A device of the character described, said device comprising a flat strip constituting a base, said strip being bent arcuately upwardly and inwardly and then arcuately downwardly on itself dening an arcuate-shaped clip including a pair of legs, the legs of said clip adjacent said base being brought close together and said legs adjacent the bight portion of said clip being relatively widely separated and merging into the respective ends of said bight portion, said bight portion being semi-circularly curved, the leg adjacent sad base being outwardly bowed, the leg remote from said base being outwardly bowed, said legs being suiciently bowed to cause a portion of said bight portion of said clip adjacent the base to normally engage said part of the base.

CHARLES ELMER DOOLIN. 

